Much of the attention, for good reason, falls on Hughes in Vancouver. But it might surprise people, in the early stages of (23/24) that Hronek leads the group with an average of 24:30 TOI
He's being used in all situations:
20:26 ES - 1:25 PP - 2:38PK
He's playing to his identity offensively without sacrificing detail defensively.
Hronek hasn't been known as a player who can be relied upon in key defensive scenarios. He's dabbled in the role, when he was playing in Detroit, but provided mixed results at best.
Fast forward to his start in Vancouver and you will notice a much more engaged player.
He makes mistakes at times, it's impossible not too when you log this kind of ice time, but his secondary effort / compete to recover has gone to another level.
Through the first 7GP he's produced 5 assists. More impressive is the fact he's a (+9
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Elite ProspectsSeason | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
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2022-23 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
2022-23 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 60 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 8 | 34 |
2021-22 | Czech Republic (all) | International | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
2021-22 | Czech Republic | WC | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
2021-22 | Czech Republic | EHT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021-22 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 78 | 5 | 33 | 38 | -29 | 36 |